tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post5753564548278447593..comments2023-06-02T09:21:43.938-05:00Comments on IMHO (In My Humble Opinion): Smart Man: William Simon, cyber crimes investigatorTJ Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724851315229357354noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-43103953635048740462010-02-09T00:14:56.360-06:002010-02-09T00:14:56.360-06:00REBECCA is an old favorite here. I listen to a lo...REBECCA is an old favorite here. I listen to a lot of audio books and started sharing them with my husband. My husband listens to them also. Many that I bring home are romances and he was initially surprised at the quality of the stories. Again, it is that mind set many have that if it is romance, it isn't a serious or well written book.librarypatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-9832103329734978512010-02-08T21:37:02.358-06:002010-02-08T21:37:02.358-06:00I'm happy to find other people who love the cl...I'm happy to find other people who love the classics like REBECCA and LAURA. Friends my age are just not into them making me feel like I was born in the wrong era.Sue A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01254019921532593363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-50247546086173634672010-02-08T20:01:16.163-06:002010-02-08T20:01:16.163-06:00I can occasionally get my husband to watch a curre...I can occasionally get my husband to watch a current "chick flick" or one of the old classic movies starring Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, or Jimmy Stewart. I remember that he really enjoyed the movie SOMEWHERE IN TIME, too. He still won't read a romance novel, though. I feel sure that if he would just read ONE, he would enjoy it.cheryl chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518179090170838046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-10895182121460795522010-02-08T17:45:24.753-06:002010-02-08T17:45:24.753-06:00My husband insists there is a romance in Bravehear...My husband insists there is a romance in Braveheart because he thinks about the woman he lost and I think he has a point.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392692656456938856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-41972546834041061792010-02-08T17:26:06.374-06:002010-02-08T17:26:06.374-06:00Great list of movies. I think a man who admits to...Great list of movies. I think a man who admits to reading and watching romances is one who is very self assured and not embaressed about romance, as well as watching the programs in hopes of getting pointers on how to get the girl.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598858459331599468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-80893800634139135942010-02-08T16:54:39.593-06:002010-02-08T16:54:39.593-06:00Great post! There is a little romance in everythin...Great post! There is a little romance in everything we read! Yes men read romance but they don't admit to reading it.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-18620061826640681192010-02-08T16:51:46.562-06:002010-02-08T16:51:46.562-06:00I agee. I think even though women express love fre...I agee. I think even though women express love freely, I believe men love more deeply. Like you said, many action movies have a basic theme; woman in danger, man rescues against all odds :)<br /><br />BrandieBrandie Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-124440110752882702010-02-08T16:09:38.037-06:002010-02-08T16:09:38.037-06:00Hi William,
Great post. There is romance in mos...Hi William,<br /> Great post. There is romance in most stories, even when the stories aren't labelled romance.cheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028962586999938567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-60444948666325197582010-02-08T14:56:46.933-06:002010-02-08T14:56:46.933-06:00Hi William, thats seriously awesome its cool when ...Hi William, thats seriously awesome its cool when men read and wtach romance and romantic movies its cool to see that you were once president of North West Houston RWA chapter too cool ty for stoping inSiNnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975065072902528623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-23310809217854733202010-02-08T13:20:05.026-06:002010-02-08T13:20:05.026-06:00Great interview and movies/couples choices. Anoth...Great interview and movies/couples choices. Another man to mention is William Shakespeare who wrote very romantic literature. And in another modern movie, Independence Day, both Jeff Goldblum and Wil Smith put their lives on the line for the women they love.The Scarf Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909550720063326180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-16957938053349842882010-02-08T12:41:07.863-06:002010-02-08T12:41:07.863-06:00Shhh, Jenn.... people won't believe I'm a ...Shhh, Jenn.... people won't believe I'm a romantic...:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538690057861333760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-32696645214389051122010-02-08T11:45:22.300-06:002010-02-08T11:45:22.300-06:00Hello Will:)
Interesting blog! It was great to he...Hello Will:)<br /><br />Interesting blog! It was great to hear romance spoken of from a man's point of view:)<br /><br />Loved all the books you mentioned...I just watched Rebecca again yesterday..it never loses me, no matter how many times I see it:)<br /><br />Loretta WheelerLoretta Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992133163167526850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-52172189990613012182010-02-08T11:12:33.072-06:002010-02-08T11:12:33.072-06:00Will - our closet romantic. LOL!
Great blog. Wonde...Will - our closet romantic. LOL!<br />Great blog. Wonderful and powerful examples. Like Harley said, romance IS what makes the world go 'round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-2141143240604732522010-02-08T09:37:27.944-06:002010-02-08T09:37:27.944-06:00Good heavens, I don't think I've seen any ...Good heavens, I don't think I've seen any of these movies or read any of these books. Where have I been?<br /><br />TessyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-90368258997005175052010-02-08T09:24:10.775-06:002010-02-08T09:24:10.775-06:00You're so right Will, although I'm fairly ...You're so right Will, although I'm fairly sure few people think of the Die Hard movies as romance. At their core, they are. <br />Fun and interesting post!<br />MerissaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342262917285991152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-45537092315421399172010-02-08T08:50:30.381-06:002010-02-08T08:50:30.381-06:00What a great list! It is so true about how the mov...What a great list! It is so true about how the movies help shape the world of romance in the media.I think we also are fortunate to have all the access to the internet and such now days, it opens our options up to so many more authors we may not hear about otherwise!Jane Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-49773618573403118472010-02-08T08:48:55.245-06:002010-02-08T08:48:55.245-06:00I loved SOMEWHERE IN TIME, Will. It was one of the...I loved SOMEWHERE IN TIME, Will. It was one of the first romantic movies my husband and I watched together while we were dating. We own it now on DVD. :-) I also never realized it was a book first.<br /><br />TJBTJ Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724851315229357354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-38811627916670726332010-02-08T08:42:09.073-06:002010-02-08T08:42:09.073-06:00Great points, Will! I loved all those old movies--...Great points, Will! I loved all those old movies--can't wait to see what 2010 has in store for us romantics!P.J. Mellorhttp://www.pjmellor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-12967673672916206512010-02-08T08:31:49.143-06:002010-02-08T08:31:49.143-06:00Hear, hear!
I love mysteries and thrillers, but i...Hear, hear!<br /><br />I love mysteries and thrillers, but if there's not a suggestion of romance in a book, I get irritable. It's still what makes the world go 'round.Harleyhttp://www.harleyjanekozak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-46498582062303150012010-02-08T08:26:12.250-06:002010-02-08T08:26:12.250-06:00Great interview, and I agree about all of those fi...Great interview, and I agree about all of those films and books. But I did not know that SOMEWHERE IN TIME was based on a book...thanks, Will!Teri Thackstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279674725776051797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-31402533062349607912010-02-08T07:44:00.090-06:002010-02-08T07:44:00.090-06:00William, you nailed it! You chose some of my favor...William, you nailed it! You chose some of my favorites, too---Nick and Nora, Laura, Rebecca, and Somewhere in Time. <br /><br />Throughout history, romance, death, and war have been the driving forces of story. Where would we be without those vital forces? The strongest of these is love. Without love, the rest doesn't matter---there is no story. Whether it's the love of a man for a woman,M.J. Hawkhttp://www.whokilledbriennecross.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-25937422032533564712010-02-08T07:20:30.421-06:002010-02-08T07:20:30.421-06:00Oh, yes, of course..how can you have a real story ...Oh, yes, of course..how can you have a real story about real people--when there's not some elment of romance? Even the knights in shining armor were valiantly protecting their ladies...and Odysseus just wanted to get home to Penelope.<br /><br />Thanks for brinigng back the fond memories of Hart to Hart! And don't forget Adam's Rib--prosecutor vs defense attoreny, Tracy vs. Hepburn, Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-17481283214123645382010-02-08T07:09:32.414-06:002010-02-08T07:09:32.414-06:00Thanks, everyone, but especially Thank You to TJ f...Thanks, everyone, but especially Thank You to TJ for inviting me this morning!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538690057861333760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-11347931904500378502010-02-08T06:59:11.930-06:002010-02-08T06:59:11.930-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.M.J. Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880417631112476807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15221076.post-57023725905275077742010-02-08T06:58:30.433-06:002010-02-08T06:58:30.433-06:00Hi William,
Great examples. I loved Somewhere in T...Hi William,<br />Great examples. I loved Somewhere in Time.Nick and Nora were a wonderful example of marriage (even if it was t.v.) :)<br />A man who can read romance is a rarity but of course a good one.<br />I enjoyed your post. Thank you<br />Carol L.<br />Lucky4750@aol.comCarol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.com